Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Mar 17 2023

Song Hye-Kyo & Han So-Hee cast in drama “The Price of Confession”

Song Hye-Kyo and Han So-Hee are cast in drama series “The Price of Confession” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Sim Na-Yeon (“Beyond Evil“) and scripted by Kwon Jong-Kwan (“Sad Movie“). Han So-Hee hinted at the casting yesterday, when Song Hye-Kyo posted photos of herself on Instagram from “The Glory Part 2” and Han So-Hee left a comment on her post in Korean that stated “Now it’s mine.”

Release date and broadcast network for “The Price of Confession” has not yet been decideed.

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Mar 16 2023

First script reading for SBS drama “Dr. Romantic 3”

First script reading for SBS drama series “Dr. Romantic 3” starring Han Suk-Kyu, Ahn Hyo-Seop, & Lee Sung-Kyung, took place October, 2022 in South Korea. Attending the first script reading included Han Suk-Kyu, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Sung-Kyung, Kim Joo-Hun, So Ju-Yeon, Jin Kyung, Lim Won-Hee, Byeon Woo-Min, Yoon Na-Moo, Shin Dong-Wook, Ko Sang-Ho, Yoon Bo-Ra, Jung Ji-Ahn, Lee Sin-Young, & Lee Hong-Nae, who are all reprising roles from Dr. Romantic 2. Playing new characters in season 3 and attending the first script reading were Lee Sin-Young and Lee Hong-Nae. Actor Kim Min-Jae, who appeared in the first two seasons of “Dr. Romantic,” did not attend the first script reading due to scheduling issues, but will appear in season 3. Han Suk-Kyu stated during the first script reading “I want to make season 3 fun again with you guys. Thank you for making season 3.”

“Dr. Romantic 3” will first air April, 2023 in South Korea (takes over SBS’ Friday & Saturday 10PM time slot after “Taxi Driver 2“).

Mar 14 2023

Park Hyung-Sik & Park Shin-Hye cast in JTBC drama “Dr. Slump”

Park Hyung-Sik & Park Shin-Hye are cast in JTBC drama series “Dr. Slump.” Park Hyung-Sik & Park Shin-Hye previously worked together in 2013 SBS drama series “The Heirs.” “Dr. Slump” features a romantic-comedy script between two people who work in the medical field and find their lives are in a slump. Yoon Park and Kong Seong-Ha are also cast in supporting roles.

The first script reading took place March 4, 2023 and filming for the drama series is set to begin soon.

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Mar 13 2023

Teaser trailer for tvN drama “Family: The Unbreakable Bond”

First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Family: The Unbreakable Bond” starring Jang Hyuk & Jang Na-Ra. Narration in the teaser trailer states (0:02) Jang Hyuk “Anyone,” (0:05) Jang Na-Ra “Them,” (0:07) Jang Hyuk “Can’t Stop.” The family-comedy drama series follows a married couple. The husband, played by Jang Hyuk, is a secret agent.

“Family: The Unbreakable Bond” is now set to first air April 17, 2023 (takes over tvN’s Monday & Tuesday 9PM time slot after “Our Blooming Youth“).

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Mar 13 2023

Main trailer for TVING drama “Duty After School”

Main trailer added for TVING drama series “Duty After School” starring Shin Hyun-Soo, Lee Soon-Won, & Lim Se-Mi. Captions on the main trailer states (0:14) “The day which those things covered the world,” (0:26) “We became soldiers,” (1:10) “From this war,” (1:12) “We want to graduate.” Shin Hyun-Soo also states around the 1:03 second mark “There’s only one thing you need keep in your mind…’I will survive until the end.'” Drama series is based on webcomic “Banggwa Hoo Jeonjaenghwaldong” by Ha Il-Kwon.

“Duty After School” will be available to stream from March 31, 2023 in South Korea.

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Mar 10 2023

Chae Jong-Hyeop cast in drama “Diva of the Deserted Island”

Chae Jong-Hyeop is cast in drama series “Diva of the Deserted Island” (literal title) co-starring Park Eun-Bin & Kim Hyo-Jin. For the drama series, Chae Jong-Hyeop will play lead male character Kang Bo-Geol. He works as a PD for a TV music variety show. While doing volunteer activity, he happens to find Seo Mok-Ha (Park Eun-Bin) on a deserted island and rescues her. Chae Jong-Hyeop previously worked with Park Eun-Bin in 2019 SBS drama series “Hot Stove League.”

“Diva of the Deserted Island” will first air sometime later this year in South Korea.

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Mar 9 2023

Teaser trailer for JTBC drama “Dr. Cha”

First teaser trailer for JTBC drama series “Dr. Cha” starring Uhm Jung-Hwa & Kim Byung-Chul. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:07) “You, who still have fireworks left in your heart” and (0:“11) “This is the beginning.” Uhm Jung-Hwa then states “Believe it or not, I’m a doctor. I know from now on I’m going to have completely different life.” In the drama series, Uhm Jung-Hwa plays a housewife, who decides to resume her medical career after 20 years.

“Dr. Cha” first airs April 15, 2023 in South Korea (takes over JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday 10:30 PM time slot after “Divorce Attorney Shin“).

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Mar 9 2023

Jeon Hye-Jin & Sooyoung cast in drama “Namnam”

Jeon Hye-Jin, Sooyoung, Ahn Jae-Wook, & Park Sung-Hoon are cast in new drama series “Namnam.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Namnam” by Jung Young-Rong, which is published via Kakao. The comedy-drama script will have Jeon Hye-Jin and Sooyoung play mother and daughter who still live together. Ahn Jae-Wook will play a doctor and Park Sung-Hoon will play a police officer, who works with Sooyoung’s character at a police substation.

Release date is scheduled for sometime in the second half of this year.

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Mar 8 2023

First teaser trailer for tvN drama “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper”

First teaser trailer for tvN drama series “Stealer: The Treasure Keeper” starring Joo Won. The action-comedy drama series has Joo Won playing a thief named Skunk and a public officer named Hwang Dae-Myung. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:!2) “For those who are after cultural assets,” (0:!6) “Punishment,” and (0:20) “Begins.”

“Stealer: The Treasure Keeper” first airs April 12, 2023 (takes over tvN’s Wednesday & Thursday 10:30PM time slot after “The Heavenly Idol“).

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